Step 2: Create a FSA ID An FSA ID gives you access to studentaid.gov, where you can find the FAFSA form, and it serves as your legal signature on electronic documents. Tocreate an account, students will need their email address and Social Security number...
"We are hoping, with this two month testing period, that [the Department] should be able to work out any problems, so that a good, working form will be available December 1," Shannon Vasconcelos, senior director, college finance forBright Horizons College Coach, tells CNBC Make It "That i...
due to technical problems and delays encountered in 2023 and 2024 because of the FAFSA Simplification Act, the 2025-2026 FAFSA will have a phased roll out. This year, the updated form was issued to a select number of students and institutions on Oct. 1, 2024. This approach provides opportun...
Some FAFSA applicants qualify for what's called adependency override—this is whenparents' financial information is not taken into account when determining federal aid eligibility. Most of the time, this means that applicants are eligible for more aid. If you think you might qualify for a depende...
– about two months later than the typical release date. there will be a phased rollout, including a testing period in which a limited number of students and institutions will have access to the form beginning oct. 1 as a way to preventively address potential problems before it official...